A.J. McLean is "doing great" and is ready to get back on the road with his fellow Backstreet Boys, bandmate Howie Dorough said on "TRL."

"[A.J.] looks great  he's put on a little bit of weight, his hair is platinum blond," Dorough told "TRL" host Carson Daly on Friday (August 17). "He's really psyched to get back out there  he can't wait."

After postponing their tour twice because of McLean's problems, BSB say they plan to go back on the road beginning August 24 in Milwaukee. (Click for photos from their Black & Blue tour.)

The "TRL" audience cheered as Dorough said that the time off turned out to be a blessing for the whole group.

"It was definitely an unexpected break here that we had," Dorough said. "We took advantage of it  we're all rested up now, we're psyched up, we're ready to get back out there. We've had a chance to sit back and really think about all this  [the break] gave us a chance to really reevaluate our lives and our careers and our health."

Backstreet Boys' tour itinerary, according to the group's publicity firm: